Fence.



PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907.

' E. EARTH.

FENCE. APPLICATION FILED NOV.13,1905.

ple'an'd: cheap in. construction, and one that can be easily and quickly put up; I f

'. Another object of'Iny invention is topro- {ELI-EARTH, or N VADA,- OHIO.

'- FENCE. 2

- specificationof Letters; Patent.

Patented net-:17, 190m Application filed November 1331905. Serial-lio.-28 7,080.

To allwhom' "it. may concern."

v Be itiknown that I, ELI'BARTH,;&'CltiZ(-3I1 of'the United States,v residing at Nevada, in the county of Wyandot andState of' Ohio, have invented anew and useful tlmpro've mentvin Fences,- of which the following is 'a specification. j H v v My inventionrelatesto certain new an'd useful improvements 'in f fences and; has: for

its object toprovid'e a fence thatis very sim.j

: vide an exceedingly simple and cheap anchor in connection with my fence, so that ll den-f gerof the postpulling up is prevented,

- iA further object of rny invention is to provide a post'so constructed thatit can be re volved soles-to draw the strandsv of' wire tight, and one that can besecurelylocked by a pawl carried by the brace. y

An'ot'herobjectof my invention is to pro- .vide. a tension device in connection with the.

fence so :that' the wires can be tightened when there is posts. y it l 7 With these objects in view, the invention a long distance'between the consists'of the novel features of construction,

combination'and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fullydescribed, and pointed out in v.

' wire astight'as desired.

[Havinp thus fullydescrlbed my invention,

the claims:

Figurefl is :a erspect'ivefvi'ew of Inyjim'a ig. 2 is a persgective view of I ig. 3 is a secproved fence.v the post anchor ,and brace.

Flg. 4 1s a top 6 is aperspective view of the 0st. r i caring ping; ,;F Tie a top plan view of the brace anchor'plate. =Fig. 8 is a plan viewQf the'wrench. t

gR'eferring to the drawing SA, indicates zimproved post which is preferably formed with four wings, as shownand is adapted to' ass through the-casing B, forming the base or, the post.v Slotted flanged plugs C, are

- adapted-to fit over thelpo'st and within the casing B, at the top and bottom, so that the post canbe freely rotatable therein, and are secured therein by rings 0, passing through- I openings A, formed in. the wings of the post.

Anchor plates D, provided with upwardly projecting flanges are secured on e'ach side of the casing B-,by bolts 1), and between the carrying bearing plugs, adapte iiangesadjacent the endof the plates, braces 1), are secured, which extend upwardly and by bolts 1). l

"are" connected .to"the casi -A'Ywinged brace E, provided with a loop -'p'o'st; and "carry ,a similar fplug C, secured E, at its upper-end adapted to fitover the therein; in. vthe manner described. Passing of the brace is a bolt through-oneof the wings a pawl F,'which is F, on which is pivote sadapted'to engage the'win'g ofthe bet and,

prevent it from turning backwar .by the tension of'the-wire The bolt F,"is surroundedb a ebil-sprin F',' between the'pawland Jthecad,- whlchas the tendency to shove;

the pawl inwardly. The other end offith'e brace-is provided with an anchor plate E.

'In' Fig. 1, I have shown a tension-device j which is adapted to be used when the posts are sofaraphrtkthatit is impossible to draw the' wiires' tight, and consists of a bar G, car- Y rying links G provided with loops attheir ends, which are adapted -t o-fit over' a winged:.;;

bar G. The middle'li'nk'is provided with-a pivoted pawl 'Gr'fl'having -a bifurcated end which is adapted to fitbver the'wing of the ;bar,-. and prevent the'bar from turning backward after .it has been turned with the wrench- H, which is provided with alhead I adapted to fit over the flange of the postso 1 that the postcan be tnrned so as to draw the im as new and desire-to s me by ing an angle postprovided with hearing plugs, adapted, to fit in a bearing, a. pawl adapted to engage the post, and prevent it from turning, for the purpose described;

3. A fence of the kind described, comprising a casingprovided with side (plates, a post to it in the casing,- a loop fitting overthe 0st connected 3 tea brace and a pivoted paw .connecte l to l the brace adapted to engage the post, for the purpose described. I l

4.I A fence of they kind described, comprising a casing carrying outwardly projecting plates, an angle post carryin bearing plug adapted to fit in said casing,a oop connected to a brace provided with a, bearing plug and a spring actuated pawl connected to the brace adapted to engage the post, for the purpose described.

I 5. A fence of the kind'described com ris-' ing an angle post mounted in bearings aw 111g openlngs 1n one of its tongues to receive W1res,.a Wmged brace connected to one of the said hearings, & bolt'secured in one of the Witnesses:

pose described. r

' ELI BARTHL CHARLES BARD N, JQSEPH FLEOK. 

